Sunday, December 10, 2006

i think it's summer.

that would be some four and a half metres of mid-blue seersucker drying on the line (with towels in background). what is it for? oh, surprise. seersucker is so summery, so retro, so wrinkle-proof and so utterly soft and squishy that i can't understand why it isn't more popular. not to mention the fabulous name. Seersucker.


i bought cherries at the markets today. yup. that many cherries. for those of you that live in lands of cherry pie, and, um, cherry tarts and cherry turnovers and homemade cherry jam understand you this: in australia cherries are expensive. so expensive that i personally have never eaten a baked good with fresh cherries in it. i got these at the markets for $17 a kilo. In a regular supermarket you might pay $20 -25 a kilo. premium cherries from a fancy grocer can be $40 a kilo. by comparison, plums and pumpkin at the market were $2 a kilo; parsnips and beetroot $4 -6; mangos were three for $4. cherries truly are a luxury. i'm hoping i can make this little bag last a few days.

3 comments:

melissa said...

i had no idea cherries were so expensive for you. i love them and will never take them for granted again. enjoy your summer, it's freezing here!

Anonymous said...

i love seersucker too. stripes in general. stripey socks and stripey fabric. i'm a big fan of matress ticking as well. also retro, but not quite as squishy. :)

Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Garden said...

Holy cow! I had no idea!

This makes me love my cherry tree all the more! Pits and all, lol...